History sheeter hacked to death in Vyasarpadi
Vyasarpadi Police registered a case of murder and moved his body for post mortem
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CHENNAI: A 40-year-old man, a history sheeter, was hacked to death by a duo in Vyasarpadi on Sunday evening. The deceased, J Raj alias Thondai Raj was arrested in a criminal case early this year and had come out on bail about a month ago.
Raj is a A+ category rowdy and has about a dozen criminal cases against him including a couple of murder cases, according to the police.
He was living in Manali. On Sunday, he had come to a relative's house in Vyasarpadi to celebrate Easter, probe revealed.
Around 6 30 pm, Raj was walking along SM Nagar 4th Street when he was intercepted by a duo on a two wheeler and attacked with weapons.
Passerby rescued Raj and moved him to the Government Stanley hospital where he was declared as brought dead.
Vyasarpadi Police registered a case of murder and moved his body for post mortem.
Police are going through CCTV footage near the scene of crime to ascertain the identity of the suspects.
